00:00 Go ahead, Anita.
00:00 Just a couple--
00:01 Thank you, Ambassador.
00:01 It should also come as no surprise
00:03 that former President Donald Trump is
00:05 very critical of the moves that President Biden made today.
00:08 He's just blown up my inbox, calling
00:10 this a weak and futile attempt, saying basically
00:12 it's too little, too late.
00:14 What's your response to that?
00:16 I would just say that this action--
00:22 Not to respond to a candidate.
00:25 So--
00:25 We're just having a reaction.
00:26 Thank you.
00:27 I appreciate that.
00:28 So I am subject to the Hatch Act.
00:31 I guess what I would do is interpret your question
00:34 to mean--
00:36 or maybe I should ask you to rephrase your question.
00:38 Sure.
00:39 I mean, how do you respond to criticism
00:41 that these tariffs are not enough and have come too late?
00:45 And those are coming clearly from former President Donald
00:48 Trump.
00:49 So again, subject to the Hatch Act.
00:52 Let me just say, in general, with respect to criticism
00:55 that these tariffs might not be strong, let me put it this way.
01:00 We have put a lot of heart and a lot of effort,
01:05 intellectual effort, economic effort, and consultation effort
01:10 into this package.
01:12 They are designed to be strategic and not chaotic.
01:16 They are designed to be effective and not emotional.
01:20 Awesome.
01:20 OK.
01:21 Thank you.
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